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Are we offering human bait in Ukraine?

  • Canada would need to acquire modern battlefield necessities before it can send any soldiers into Ukraine.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 1, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to actually put Canadian boots on the ground in Ukraine, he needs to make some tough decisions, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of X

Are we offering human bait in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 1, 2025
  • Canada would need to acquire modern battlefield necessities before it can send any soldiers into Ukraine.

Are we offering human bait in Ukraine?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | September 1, 2025
  • Canada would need to acquire modern battlefield necessities before it can send any soldiers into Ukraine.
Mark Carney
If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to actually put Canadian boots on the ground in Ukraine, he needs to make some tough decisions, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of X

The hits keep coming for the CAF

  • If soldiers do know what the Nazi salute symbolizes and do it anyway, then they have no business wearing a Canadian uniform.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 25, 2025
Due to alleged soldier misconduct, Canada’s military has received three black eyes in rapid succession, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Brian Lindgren

The hits keep coming for the CAF

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 25, 2025
  • If soldiers do know what the Nazi salute symbolizes and do it anyway, then they have no business wearing a Canadian uniform.

The hits keep coming for the CAF

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 25, 2025
  • If soldiers do know what the Nazi salute symbolizes and do it anyway, then they have no business wearing a Canadian uniform.
Due to alleged soldier misconduct, Canada’s military has received three black eyes in rapid succession, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Brian Lindgren

The case for making national service mandatory

  • If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 18, 2025
A 12-month stint of required youth service with the military could be a much-enhanced version of the current Naval Experience Program, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Braden Trudeau

The case for making national service mandatory

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 18, 2025
  • If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the

The case for making national service mandatory

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 18, 2025
  • If one-year military engagements were part of a mandatory youth national service program, there would be a steady flow of new recruits for the
A 12-month stint of required youth service with the military could be a much-enhanced version of the current Naval Experience Program, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Braden Trudeau

It’s time to strike back at Trump’s tactics

  • Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed whacked Canada with a whopping trade tariff, perhaps it's time to make sure that economic pain
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 11, 2025
There are downsides to cancelling the remainder of the F-35 purchase and operating a mixed fighter fleet into the future, but the savings may balance out, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr.

It’s time to strike back at Trump’s tactics

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 11, 2025
  • Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed whacked Canada with a whopping trade tariff, perhaps it's time to make sure that economic pain

It’s time to strike back at Trump’s tactics

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 11, 2025
  • Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has indeed whacked Canada with a whopping trade tariff, perhaps it's time to make sure that economic pain
There are downsides to cancelling the remainder of the F-35 purchase and operating a mixed fighter fleet into the future, but the savings may balance out, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr.

The Armed Forces’ selective accountability

  • Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 4, 2025
Heads have begun to roll in the ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ scandal, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

The Armed Forces’ selective accountability

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 4, 2025
  • Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.

The Armed Forces’ selective accountability

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 4, 2025
  • Two senior officers have already been sanctioned in the early days of the Blue Hackle Mafia affair, which contrasts oddly with previous military scandals.
Heads have begun to roll in the ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ scandal, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

  • This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
The RCMP arrested four men on July 8 who were allegedly involved in activities intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area. Military-style training in which the accused took part. Photograph courtesy of the RCMP

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
  • This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.

Sniffing out alleged terrorists in the military’s ranks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 28, 2025
  • This is exactly what the hard-pressed CAF did not need at this juncture—another bad news story to throw on the pile.
The RCMP arrested four men on July 8 who were allegedly involved in activities intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area. Military-style training in which the accused took part. Photograph courtesy of the RCMP

Standing on ceremony

  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.

Standing on ceremony

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 21, 2025
  • With the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces, perhaps it is time to drop the historical re-enactment duties.
Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse spent 10 days as the King’s Life Guard. Using regular force and reserve combat soldiers to parade in period costume is no longer necessary, writes Scott Taylor. Screenshot courtesy of CBC News

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing

Raising hackles: why can’t the CAF help stepping on their own dicks?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 14, 2025
  • Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing
The self-proclaimed ‘Blue Hackle Mafia’ Facebook group posted images of male soldiers in uniform exposing their genitals, others posing naked with Canadian Forces weapons, or simulating sexual acts with each other in uniform. Photograph courtesy of Facebook first published by The Ottawa Citizen

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to

Is the CAF past the point of no return?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 7, 2025
  • Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
Senior leadership may be accurate in assessing a seven-year window to recover the military. However, in what universe can that be considered a plan, asks Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Corporal Brendan Gamache

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.

Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 30, 2025
  • An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump at the recent G7 Summit in Alberta. Carney has indicated that defence infrastructure investment could include things like the development of Canada's critical minerals, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Time to walk the walk

  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.

Time to walk the walk

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 23, 2025
  • A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.
There's an ongoing review of Canada’s acquisition of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen

Carney’s CAF spending spree

  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.

Carney’s CAF spending spree

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 16, 2025
  • Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
A bigger paycheque may cause some existing soldiers to stick around, but simply wearing a uniform does not provide relief for the burnt-out personnel who are trades qualified, and in high demand for operations, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
David McGuinty
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.

How soon should we expect this ‘immediate’ military overhaul?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 9, 2025
  • The defence minister said the feds will take ‘immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity’—but announced nothing further.
David McGuinty
In Europe, Defence Minister David McGuinty backed away from the word ‘immediate,’ noting the federal government will have more to say ‘very soon’ about its plans, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The misadventures of Navy procurement

  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.

The misadventures of Navy procurement

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 2, 2025
  • Successive governments routinely state ‘nothing is too good for our military,’ and therefore ‘nothing’ is what they get.
Canadian and French helicopters sit on the flight deck of the Mistral off the coast of Gaspé, Que., on June 20, 2014. DND photograph by MCpl Patrick Blanchard

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our

Soldiers left out in the cold—again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 26, 2025
  • Despite all the bluster about defending our Arctic, our military procurement system is proving incapable of providing resources durable enough for use in our
Perhaps we need to better highlight those multimillion-dollar contracts that just piss away money on equipment that is unusable in the North, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Sailor Dan Bard

New defence minister, same old woes

  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
David McGuinty brings a modicum of cabinet experience and a modicum of intelligence awareness to his new defence portfolio, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New defence minister, same old woes

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.

New defence minister, same old woes

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 21, 2025
  • Defence Minister David McGuinty is going to need a lot of support from Carney's Liberal government to truly right the CAF ship.
David McGuinty brings a modicum of cabinet experience and a modicum of intelligence awareness to his new defence portfolio, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Martial pride on parade

  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.

Martial pride on parade

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 12, 2025
  • Trump's planned spectacle will look like amateur hour compared to what Russia, China, and North Korea routinely stage for their masses.
The U.S. president is handing international viewers a direct comparison of his country’s military fitness, drill, and deportment against the super well-rehearsed Russian showboats, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dmitriy Fomin

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.

Can the Canadian Forces avoid getting goosed by wild geese?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 5, 2025
  • Perhaps our military planners could avoid a repeat of this year's Canada goose dilemma by having service dogs on the Carling Campus grounds.
Residents of our nation's capital are all-too aware of how threatening these geese can be during the spring mating season after they have laid their eggs, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Sunny

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?

Canada’s sub-standard submarines

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 28, 2025
  • Can the Royal Canadian Navy really lose a capability that it doesn't actually possess?
HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.

Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 21, 2025
  • Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada's national defence and veterans.
Whichever way you cast your vote in the coming election, do not believe the promises made regarding defence investment, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin

There goes the neighbourhood

  • If our old relationship with the U.S. ‘is over,’ then we can learn from our southernmost neighbour how to be creative in rethinking what
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
Mexican marines perform drills at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in June 2018. The Mexican military is structured almost entirely for internal defence and security, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by OS Justin Spinello

There goes the neighbourhood

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
  • If our old relationship with the U.S. ‘is over,’ then we can learn from our southernmost neighbour how to be creative in rethinking what

There goes the neighbourhood

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 14, 2025
  • If our old relationship with the U.S. ‘is over,’ then we can learn from our southernmost neighbour how to be creative in rethinking what
Mexican marines perform drills at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in June 2018. The Mexican military is structured almost entirely for internal defence and security, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by OS Justin Spinello

This isn’t the ‘Whisky War’: in defence of Greenland and Denmark

  • We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 7, 2025
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance used Pituffik Space Base as a podium to espouse his negative views of the Danish government and Greenland during a March 28 visit to the country. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

This isn’t the ‘Whisky War’: in defence of Greenland and Denmark

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 7, 2025
  • We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.

This isn’t the ‘Whisky War’: in defence of Greenland and Denmark

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 7, 2025
  • We cannot sit back as the Trump administration bullies Denmark into submission with false claims of neglected defence.
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance used Pituffik Space Base as a podium to espouse his negative views of the Danish government and Greenland during a March 28 visit to the country. Screenshot courtesy of ABC News

Will the F-35 become a casualty as Trump’s trade war widens?

  • The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
Then-Air Force Commander Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin gets ready for a flight at Solenzara Air Force Base in Corsica, France, on Dec. 4, 2013. DND photograph by Master Seaman Steeve Picard

Will the F-35 become a casualty as Trump’s trade war widens?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
  • The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic

Will the F-35 become a casualty as Trump’s trade war widens?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
  • The U.S. president badgering Canada into spending more on American defence technology under threat of economic punishment does not sit well with most patriotic
Then-Air Force Commander Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin gets ready for a flight at Solenzara Air Force Base in Corsica, France, on Dec. 4, 2013. DND photograph by Master Seaman Steeve Picard

Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

  • Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew perform post flight checks on a CF-18 fighter jet in Kuwait on Nov. 3, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND

Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
  • Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.

Does the military have room to get its elbows up?

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
  • Sadly for patriotic Canadians, the majority of the military hardware that the government does purchase is from American defence companies.
Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew perform post flight checks on a CF-18 fighter jet in Kuwait on Nov. 3, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND

Another major procurement project FUBAR

  • Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Bill Blair
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Another major procurement project FUBAR

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
  • Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected

Another major procurement project FUBAR

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
  • Buried in the fine print of the Canadian Surface Combatant announcement was the fact that the total cost to build these three warships is expected
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trumped again

  • For President Donald Trump to question Canada’s military resolve is an insult to the sacrifices which were made in support of the U.S.
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently cast baseless aspersions on NATO's reliability, given its history in the wake of 9/11, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Trumped again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
  • For President Donald Trump to question Canada’s military resolve is an insult to the sacrifices which were made in support of the U.S.

Trumped again

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 10, 2025
  • For President Donald Trump to question Canada’s military resolve is an insult to the sacrifices which were made in support of the U.S.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump recently cast baseless aspersions on NATO's reliability, given its history in the wake of 9/11, writes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Casting a wider recruiting net

  • Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 3, 2025
Major-General Scott Malcolm was among the officials who announced changes to the CAF recruiting process on Feb. 19. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Casting a wider recruiting net

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 3, 2025
  • Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in

Casting a wider recruiting net

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 3, 2025
  • Why is the CAF trying to fix a problem that does not exist instead of addressing the issue of a lack of trainers in
Major-General Scott Malcolm was among the officials who announced changes to the CAF recruiting process on Feb. 19. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC
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Exiled VP’s return shows why Parliament must revisit Canada’s role in Afghanistan

  • OTTAWA—On July 21, Afghan media were reporting that First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum would be welcomed back to Afghanistan with a ceremony at
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2018
Abdul Rashid Dostum arrived back in Kabul after 14 months out of the country last month. Photograph courtesy of Tasnim News Agency

Exiled VP’s return shows why Parliament must revisit Canada’s role in Afghanistan

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On July 21, Afghan media were reporting that First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum would be welcomed back to Afghanistan with a ceremony at

Exiled VP’s return shows why Parliament must revisit Canada’s role in Afghanistan

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | August 1, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On July 21, Afghan media were reporting that First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum would be welcomed back to Afghanistan with a ceremony at
Abdul Rashid Dostum arrived back in Kabul after 14 months out of the country last month. Photograph courtesy of Tasnim News Agency

So much for the West holding the moral high ground

  • OTTAWA—When United States President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16, the critics were quick to pounce. The
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 25, 2018
United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin take part in a working lunch during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

So much for the West holding the moral high ground

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When United States President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16, the critics were quick to pounce. The

So much for the West holding the moral high ground

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—When United States President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16, the critics were quick to pounce. The
United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin take part in a working lunch during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Sending more Canadians to train Iraq’s young men how to kill is not helpful

  • OTTAWA—Last week, on the eve of the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced to reporters that Canada would assume command
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2018
Two Griffon helicopters fly above Iraqi villages as part of Canada's now-suspended mission in northern Iraq in 2016. The prime minister announced a new training mission based out of Baghdad last week. Photograph courtesy of DND

Sending more Canadians to train Iraq’s young men how to kill is not helpful

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, on the eve of the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced to reporters that Canada would assume command

Sending more Canadians to train Iraq’s young men how to kill is not helpful

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, on the eve of the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced to reporters that Canada would assume command
Two Griffon helicopters fly above Iraqi villages as part of Canada's now-suspended mission in northern Iraq in 2016. The prime minister announced a new training mission based out of Baghdad last week. Photograph courtesy of DND

British couple’s suspected Novichok poisoning leaves more questions than answers

  • OTTAWA—On June 30, in the sleepy little town of Amesbury, England, a middle-aged couple—Dawn Sturgess, 44, and Charlie Rowley, 45—were hospitalized while in medical
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 11, 2018
After two more people were hospitalized June 30 due to suspected poisoning through a Soviet-era nerve agent, British Home Secretary Sajid Javid demanded the ‘Russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on.’ Photograph courtesy of the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British couple’s suspected Novichok poisoning leaves more questions than answers

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On June 30, in the sleepy little town of Amesbury, England, a middle-aged couple—Dawn Sturgess, 44, and Charlie Rowley, 45—were hospitalized while in medical

British couple’s suspected Novichok poisoning leaves more questions than answers

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On June 30, in the sleepy little town of Amesbury, England, a middle-aged couple—Dawn Sturgess, 44, and Charlie Rowley, 45—were hospitalized while in medical
After two more people were hospitalized June 30 due to suspected poisoning through a Soviet-era nerve agent, British Home Secretary Sajid Javid demanded the ‘Russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on.’ Photograph courtesy of the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Time for Trudeau to tell it like it is to Ukraine’s Poroshenko

  • OTTAWA—On July 11, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels, and it seems like his single point of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 4, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Toronto on Sept. 22. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Time for Trudeau to tell it like it is to Ukraine’s Poroshenko

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On July 11, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels, and it seems like his single point of

Time for Trudeau to tell it like it is to Ukraine’s Poroshenko

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On July 11, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels, and it seems like his single point of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Toronto on Sept. 22. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Canada preaches peacekeeping, but is looking to spill arms into a warzone

  • OTTAWA—There was a report out last week that the Canadian government is considering shipping a supply of weapons to Ukraine. This particular cache of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 27, 2018
Last year, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month, put Ukraine on the Automatic Firearms Country Control List, which allows Canadian manufacturers to sell weaponry to the Ukrainian military. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada preaches peacekeeping, but is looking to spill arms into a warzone

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 27, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There was a report out last week that the Canadian government is considering shipping a supply of weapons to Ukraine. This particular cache of

Canada preaches peacekeeping, but is looking to spill arms into a warzone

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 27, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There was a report out last week that the Canadian government is considering shipping a supply of weapons to Ukraine. This particular cache of
Last year, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month, put Ukraine on the Automatic Firearms Country Control List, which allows Canadian manufacturers to sell weaponry to the Ukrainian military. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military supply shortage is embarrassing, but nothing new

  • OTTAWA—In the past few weeks, one of the news stories buzzing about in Canadian defence circles has been the official plea for soldiers to
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 20, 2018
Major Melissa Ramessar, right, out of Valcartier, Que., answers questions from a Ukrainian non-commissioned officer as part of Canada's training mission in Starychi, Ukraine, April 6, 2016. Canada has given millions of dollars worth of non-lethal military aide to Ukraine, including sleeping bags, which appear to be running low for Canadian forces. Department of National Defence photograph by M. Dufour

Military supply shortage is embarrassing, but nothing new

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In the past few weeks, one of the news stories buzzing about in Canadian defence circles has been the official plea for soldiers to

Military supply shortage is embarrassing, but nothing new

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 20, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In the past few weeks, one of the news stories buzzing about in Canadian defence circles has been the official plea for soldiers to
Major Melissa Ramessar, right, out of Valcartier, Que., answers questions from a Ukrainian non-commissioned officer as part of Canada's training mission in Starychi, Ukraine, April 6, 2016. Canada has given millions of dollars worth of non-lethal military aide to Ukraine, including sleeping bags, which appear to be running low for Canadian forces. Department of National Defence photograph by M. Dufour

It’s high time Canada get out of Iraq

  • OTTAWA—On June 7, Canada’s chief of defence staff, General Jonathan Vance, told reporters that there had a been a major shift in terms of
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2018
A Kurdish peshmerga soldier aims his weapon during training near Erbil, Iraq, in October 2015. Canada has shifted from training the peshmerga to Iraqi government forces. U.S. Army photograph by Spc. Tristan Bolden

It’s high time Canada get out of Iraq

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On June 7, Canada’s chief of defence staff, General Jonathan Vance, told reporters that there had a been a major shift in terms of

It’s high time Canada get out of Iraq

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 13, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On June 7, Canada’s chief of defence staff, General Jonathan Vance, told reporters that there had a been a major shift in terms of
A Kurdish peshmerga soldier aims his weapon during training near Erbil, Iraq, in October 2015. Canada has shifted from training the peshmerga to Iraqi government forces. U.S. Army photograph by Spc. Tristan Bolden

Journalist’s fake death is troubling

  • OTTAWA—On May 29, Ukrainian officials announced that Arkady Babchenko had been shot and killed at his apartment. A dramatic photo was released showing Babchenko’s
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 6, 2018
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, meets with journalist Arkady Babchenko, second from left, after it was revealed Mr. Babchenko had worked with Ukrainian security forces to fake his own death. Photograph courtesy of the Ukrainian president's office

Journalist’s fake death is troubling

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 6, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On May 29, Ukrainian officials announced that Arkady Babchenko had been shot and killed at his apartment. A dramatic photo was released showing Babchenko’s

Journalist’s fake death is troubling

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 6, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On May 29, Ukrainian officials announced that Arkady Babchenko had been shot and killed at his apartment. A dramatic photo was released showing Babchenko’s
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, meets with journalist Arkady Babchenko, second from left, after it was revealed Mr. Babchenko had worked with Ukrainian security forces to fake his own death. Photograph courtesy of the Ukrainian president's office

New book on Afghanistan war is revealing, misleading

  • OTTAWA— Retired major-general David Fraser has just released a book, Operation Medusa: The Furious Battle That Saved Afghanistan from the Taliban, about his days
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2018
Retired major-general David Fraser wrote the recently released book Operation Medusa: The Furious Battle That Saved Afghanistan from the Taliban. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New book on Afghanistan war is revealing, misleading

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2018
  • OTTAWA— Retired major-general David Fraser has just released a book, Operation Medusa: The Furious Battle That Saved Afghanistan from the Taliban, about his days

New book on Afghanistan war is revealing, misleading

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 30, 2018
  • OTTAWA— Retired major-general David Fraser has just released a book, Operation Medusa: The Furious Battle That Saved Afghanistan from the Taliban, about his days
Retired major-general David Fraser wrote the recently released book Operation Medusa: The Furious Battle That Saved Afghanistan from the Taliban. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We don’t need to spend on defence just because Trump tells us to

  • OTTAWA—United States President Donald Trump has once again served notice that he will pressure NATO members not currently spending two per cent of their
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 23, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, pictured in April in Washington with French President Emmanuel Macron, has said NATO members that don't spend two per cent of GDP on defence will 'be dealt with.' White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

We don’t need to spend on defence just because Trump tells us to

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—United States President Donald Trump has once again served notice that he will pressure NATO members not currently spending two per cent of their

We don’t need to spend on defence just because Trump tells us to

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 23, 2018
  • OTTAWA—United States President Donald Trump has once again served notice that he will pressure NATO members not currently spending two per cent of their
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, pictured in April in Washington with French President Emmanuel Macron, has said NATO members that don't spend two per cent of GDP on defence will 'be dealt with.' White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Canada’s goals in upcoming Mali mission are murky

  • OTTAWA—Canada will send military resources to support the ongoing United Nations peacekeeping mission in war-torn Mali, the government announced March 19. While the exact
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 16, 2018
Chadian peacekeepers patrol the streets of Kidal, Mali, as part of the United Nations force there in 2016. UN photograph by Sylvain Liechti

Canada’s goals in upcoming Mali mission are murky

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 16, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Canada will send military resources to support the ongoing United Nations peacekeeping mission in war-torn Mali, the government announced March 19. While the exact

Canada’s goals in upcoming Mali mission are murky

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 16, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Canada will send military resources to support the ongoing United Nations peacekeeping mission in war-torn Mali, the government announced March 19. While the exact
Chadian peacekeepers patrol the streets of Kidal, Mali, as part of the United Nations force there in 2016. UN photograph by Sylvain Liechti

Canada must tell its allies glorifying Nazis is never okay

  • OTTAWA—During the last weekend in April, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets chanting anti-Semitic Nazi slogans
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 9, 2018
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland invited her Ukrainian counterpart to a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Toronto last month. It was the perfect opportunity to tell him about Canada's disapproval of some Ukrainians' Nazi glorification, suggests Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada must tell its allies glorifying Nazis is never okay

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 9, 2018
  • OTTAWA—During the last weekend in April, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets chanting anti-Semitic Nazi slogans

Canada must tell its allies glorifying Nazis is never okay

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 9, 2018
  • OTTAWA—During the last weekend in April, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets chanting anti-Semitic Nazi slogans
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland invited her Ukrainian counterpart to a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Toronto last month. It was the perfect opportunity to tell him about Canada's disapproval of some Ukrainians' Nazi glorification, suggests Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treatment of Toronto van attack says a lot about our prejudices

  • OTTAWA—On April 23, a rental van was deliberately driven down a sidewalk in Toronto, mowing down a total of 26 victims. Ten of those
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2018
Toronto Police Const. Ken Lam, right, pictured on April 23 confronting Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., who was arrested after a white van killed 10 and injured more than a dozen others on a busy stretch of Yonge Street in north Toronto. Screenshot

Treatment of Toronto van attack says a lot about our prejudices

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On April 23, a rental van was deliberately driven down a sidewalk in Toronto, mowing down a total of 26 victims. Ten of those

Treatment of Toronto van attack says a lot about our prejudices

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | May 2, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On April 23, a rental van was deliberately driven down a sidewalk in Toronto, mowing down a total of 26 victims. Ten of those
Toronto Police Const. Ken Lam, right, pictured on April 23 confronting Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., who was arrested after a white van killed 10 and injured more than a dozen others on a busy stretch of Yonge Street in north Toronto. Screenshot

Don’t take security agencies’ word for it on Syrian, U.K. attacks

  • OTTAWA—In recent weeks, we have seen two major incidents occur: the March 4 poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 25, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May has concluded that it's highly likely Russia was responsible for the attack on an ex-Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury, U.K., on March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Don’t take security agencies’ word for it on Syrian, U.K. attacks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In recent weeks, we have seen two major incidents occur: the March 4 poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter

Don’t take security agencies’ word for it on Syrian, U.K. attacks

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 25, 2018
  • OTTAWA—In recent weeks, we have seen two major incidents occur: the March 4 poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter
British Prime Minister Theresa May has concluded that it's highly likely Russia was responsible for the attack on an ex-Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury, U.K., on March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Syrian gas-attack story doesn’t add up

  • OTTAWA—On Saturday, April 7, I awoke to catch a breaking story on CTV’s news channel. It was being reported that a chemical weapons attack
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 18, 2018
The U.S. Navy released this photo of what it says is the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross firing a tomahawk missile on Syria last April. The U.S. fired another round of missiles at Syria on April 13. U.S. Navy photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert S. Price

Syrian gas-attack story doesn’t add up

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On Saturday, April 7, I awoke to catch a breaking story on CTV’s news channel. It was being reported that a chemical weapons attack

Syrian gas-attack story doesn’t add up

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 18, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On Saturday, April 7, I awoke to catch a breaking story on CTV’s news channel. It was being reported that a chemical weapons attack
The U.S. Navy released this photo of what it says is the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross firing a tomahawk missile on Syria last April. The U.S. fired another round of missiles at Syria on April 13. U.S. Navy photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert S. Price

American troops in Syria have no legal authority to be there

  • OTTAWA—There has been a lot of recent discussion in the United States about the future of American military forces in Syria. President Donald Trump
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 11, 2018
Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, interviews U.S. Army Brig.-Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, at an outpost near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, March 12. The U.S. has 2,000 or more troops in Syria, writes Scott Taylor. U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster

American troops in Syria have no legal authority to be there

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There has been a lot of recent discussion in the United States about the future of American military forces in Syria. President Donald Trump

American troops in Syria have no legal authority to be there

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 11, 2018
  • OTTAWA—There has been a lot of recent discussion in the United States about the future of American military forces in Syria. President Donald Trump
Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, interviews U.S. Army Brig.-Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, at an outpost near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria, March 12. The U.S. has 2,000 or more troops in Syria, writes Scott Taylor. U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster

Western leaders shouldn’t throw stones from glass houses

  • OTTAWA—The anti-Russian rhetoric and fear mongering in the West has reached fever pitch in the wake of the attempted assassination of former spy Sergei
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 4, 2018
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland announced last week Canada would kick out four Russian diplomats in a co-ordinated expulsion by more than 15 Western countries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Western leaders shouldn’t throw stones from glass houses

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The anti-Russian rhetoric and fear mongering in the West has reached fever pitch in the wake of the attempted assassination of former spy Sergei

Western leaders shouldn’t throw stones from glass houses

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | April 4, 2018
  • OTTAWA—The anti-Russian rhetoric and fear mongering in the West has reached fever pitch in the wake of the attempted assassination of former spy Sergei
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland announced last week Canada would kick out four Russian diplomats in a co-ordinated expulsion by more than 15 Western countries. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More to Mali mission than just dusting off the blue beret

  • OTTAWA—On March 19, the Liberal government announced that Canadian peacekeepers would be deployed to the West African nation of Mali. No exact deployment date
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 28, 2018
Members of the UN peacekeeping force in Mali patrol the Kidal airport in the country's contested northern region in February 2016. UN photograph by Marco Dormino

More to Mali mission than just dusting off the blue beret

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On March 19, the Liberal government announced that Canadian peacekeepers would be deployed to the West African nation of Mali. No exact deployment date

More to Mali mission than just dusting off the blue beret

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 28, 2018
  • OTTAWA—On March 19, the Liberal government announced that Canadian peacekeepers would be deployed to the West African nation of Mali. No exact deployment date
Members of the UN peacekeeping force in Mali patrol the Kidal airport in the country's contested northern region in February 2016. UN photograph by Marco Dormino

Russia tried to kill Sergei Skripal? I doubt it

  • OTTAWA—Last week, Canada joined in the chorus of countries demanding an explanation from Russia as to how a weapons-grade nerve agent was used in
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 21, 2018
Scott Taylor asks: if he really wanted double agent Sergei Skripal dead, why did Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured, release him to the U.K. then wait eight years before attempting to kill him? United Nations photograph by Mark Garten

Russia tried to kill Sergei Skripal? I doubt it

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, Canada joined in the chorus of countries demanding an explanation from Russia as to how a weapons-grade nerve agent was used in

Russia tried to kill Sergei Skripal? I doubt it

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 21, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Last week, Canada joined in the chorus of countries demanding an explanation from Russia as to how a weapons-grade nerve agent was used in
Scott Taylor asks: if he really wanted double agent Sergei Skripal dead, why did Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured, release him to the U.K. then wait eight years before attempting to kill him? United Nations photograph by Mark Garten

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